The letter that I'm about to read has great bearing
on what I'm going to say in my heart -to -heart
talk today. I do not want to betray confidence
in reading this letter because the parents of
the young man are very well known, not only in
Nebraska, but in parts of Arizona. is their only
son, a young man who's had problems in his life
like a great many of our teenagers today. When
the young son, who is now living in Lincoln,
Nebraska, found out that I was going to be a
guest in the home of his parents while I was
in... Phoenix for a couple of days, became so
curious that he made the trip from Lincoln to
see his parents. More or less, I think, just
to see what I looked like. Kind of out of curiosity,
you know. And here he came with the modern look.
of teenagers. I was going to say with the same
kind of haircut, but maybe I should say with
no haircut or something like that, you know.
And just as modern as they come. And I'm quite
sure that the only reason he came was just out
of curiosity. But during that time in his home
and in the Phoenix services, This son received
a marvelous spiritual experience. What we call
a new birth experience. I had some wonderful
conversations with him. And so I've just received
a letter which I'm going to share with you. For
he went back to Lincoln, Nebraska. Literally.
A new creature in Christ Jesus. Dear Miss Kuhlman,
I was so happy to receive your letter last week,
and whether you know it or not, one thing you
said in it opened up a whole new concept to me.
And it is one that has reassured my fate even
more. Not that my fate was lacking before, or
at least it hasn't been lacking since that glorious
evening in Phoenix. You mentioned in the letter
that since I have given my life to God, that
now I am personal to him. This very thought has
provided me with more security than I had ever
dreamed possible. Truly the spirit dwells with
me now. Mom sometimes worries that I may backslide,
but to the contrary, my... Faith grows and strengthens
with each passing day. I'm being ever careful
not to bruise the fruit. But yet, I've been quite
busy telling my friends and others about my wonderful
experience. People are noticing that the spirit
is within me just from being around me. They
want to know what the difference is. Just what
it is that I found. And then away I go. I praise
God that people in Lincoln are curious like this
and are hungry. I spoke to about 150 people Thursday
evening at a combined prayer group or meeting
of all Protestant churches in Lincoln. And I
really, well, rather God did hold them and they
listened. From this came several requests for
other speaking engagements, both before groups
and in private homes. Also, after this particular
meeting, God used me to cement the fate of a
semi -believer, a woman of 50, condemned to a
wheelchair by multiple sclerosis for 30 years.
I talked to her and her family until 2 .30 a
.m. They just wouldn't let me leave. And I was
really in a beautiful place when I finally did
leave. I wish I had 24 hours a day to do things
like this. Lincoln, Nebraska is hungry, as is
everywhere. God has also directed me to a fellow
employee who has a minor drug problem. He and
his wife invited me over one evening, Four hours
about God and the new birth experience. He is
now winning the cross and the switchblade. Thank
you over and over for directing God's touch upon
me. I would have never known life could be so
glorious. I pray nightly that God continues to
use you with the strength to continue this noble,
very noble task of yours. I love you most sincerely,
Bob Jr. I would like to pray in that letter.
But then on second thought, there are literally
hundreds of letters like this coming in. And
the amazing thing is that I do not consider myself
an authority when it comes to teenagers. But
these teenagers are coming to this ministry.
because they are finding what they have been
seeking. Young people today are not looking for
theories. Let's face facts. We've been ferried
to death. Our young people today have been ferried
to death. They want facts. They want reality.
Truth. And they find it when truth is presented
to them. And they see it in the word of God.
The other day, a newspaper printed my direct
statement when I said that the great spiritual
awakening is coming to America is not... going
to come through the churches, but is going to
come through the youth. Now, I'm going to continue
my little heart -to -heart talk from here on
out, that little book of Joel in the Old Testament
that gives a whole picture of the end time of
this present age, of this, the times of the Gentiles.
We're living in this time now. This is as up
-to -date as tomorrow morning's newspaper. More
up -to -date. I shall read again the best scripture
that I gave, and here it is. Joel, the first
chapter. Hear this, ye old men. Give ear. Tell
ye your children of it, and let your children
tell their children, and their children another
generation. That which the palmer worm hath left,
hath the locust eaten. That which the locust
hath left, hath the canker worm eaten. Here's
an entire picture of church history. And that
which the canker worm hath left, hath the caterpillar
eaten. Whether you're Catholic or Protestant
or whatever you are, you will agree with me.
This is the picture, the entire picture of church
history. It's given again in the book of the
Revelation. Read it. But don't stop there. Remember
the little book of Joel? Every part of it is
the entire picture of this generation in which
we live. And I will restore to you. There's no
question about that word, restore. There's no
opening for argument. I will, God says, restore
to you the years that the locust hath eaten,
the canker worm, and the caterpillar, and the
palmer worm, my great army which I send among
you. And ye shall eat in plenty, be satisfied,
and praise the name of the Lord your God, that
hath dealt wondrously with you, and my people
shall never be ashamed. Don't stop there. Continue
with that 28th verse. And it shall come to pass
afterward that I will pour out of my spirit upon
all flesh. That's exactly what's happening now.
He is pouring out of his spirit upon all flesh
if you don't believe it. Look up. Look round
about you. We see the Holy Spirit speaking to
men and women to whom spiritual things never
interested them before. Around the world, everywhere.
Attend one of the great services in the shrine.
Attend one of the great services in the First
Presbyterian Church here in Pittsburgh. They're
there. Talk to any man, rich or poor, influential
or otherwise, you'll find that he'll pause and
talk religion to you if you bring him the truth.
I will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh.
And flesh, in the word of God, always pertains
to the unsaid. Don't stop there. And your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy. Your old men
shall dream dreams. Your young men shall see
visions. And also upon the servants and upon
the handmaids in those days will I pour out my
spirit. That was the reason I give this statement
to the press without fear of contradiction. That
this great revival is coming through the young
people. This great spiritual awakening that is
taking place among the young people. They're
sick and tired. They tried these things. I'm
talking about the majority of young people. They
have tried these things. They have not satisfied
them. They are now looking... for truth. And
you're going to find the greatest spiritual revival
that America has ever known. And I believe that
it's going to begin in America and is going to
sweep the world. There are ministers who are
standing and wouldn't touch this present awakening
that's coming. among the youth on the ten -foot
pole. They're scared to death of it. They won't
touch it. They'll say, we'll watch and see. There
are mothers and dads who do not understand it
when their teenager comes home and says, oh,
I had the most wonderful spiritual experience.
My whole life has changed. Oh, it's wonderful.
I have found what I've been seeking. I've been
born again. The dad turns to the mother and says,
well, he's off on another trip. And the mother
says of her daughter, I don't understand her.
Of course you don't understand them because you
have never had this experience. You have never
been born again. The minister in the pulpit who
has denied the deity and divinity of Jesus Christ.
He's denied the truth of the word. He's been
preaching everything else but the gospel. Doesn't
understand it. There's a reason he won't touch
it with a ten -foot pole. And it's just like
that. I'm talking about things that are happening
this very hour. And these kids that are being
born again, I'm talking about a spiritual experience.
And these kids are getting it. A new birth experience.
And you have never seen greater enthusiasm. You
have never seen greater sacrifices. You've never
found greater followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
They've gone all out for the Son of the Living
God. as no other generation that I've known anything
about. Now watch something. Let me make something
very clear. When we speak of Jesus, it's one
thing to speak of Jesus as a person. He is more
than just a superstar. These young people who
are accepting Jesus as just a super... superstar
as an ideal or not receiving experience of the
young people who are accepting Jesus Christ as
the very son of the living God. You're not born
again in just accepting Jesus as a great example.
No man, no woman, whether you be in the pulpit
or whether you be father or mother. It's when
you accept Jesus Christ as absolute divinity
and absolute deity. And you're born again like
young Bob Jr. in Lincoln, Nebraska. That's a
new birth experience. That's what I'm talking
about. I'll give proof to this great spiritual
revival. that I am sure we're on the very threshold
of. For remember in the New Testament, and always
I like to verify the old with the new and the
new with the old. You've learned a long time
ago, if you've been following this ministry,
that I always like to give proof of everything
that I say. All right? On the day of Pentecost,
the Holy Spirit came. Oh, that glorious experience.
Jesus said he would come. That gift, the greatest
gift that Jesus could possibly have given to
the church. And he gave to his church this wonderful
gift before he went away. And ye shall receive
power. After that, the Holy Ghost has come upon
you. The same power that was manifested in his
ministry and his life. And the Holy Spirit did
come on the day of Pentecost. And suddenly there
came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty
wind. And it filled all the house where they
were sitting. Now, watch the result of that wonderful
experience that the 120 received in that upper
room. Always when one is filled with the Holy
Spirit, you'll see the result of that filling.
Always when the Holy Spirit is present, you'll
see the supernatural manifestation of His presence.
That's why in our services, People began weeping
even before the service begins because they feel
the presence of the Holy Spirit. And out of that
wonderful experience, you'll see Peter for instance.
I take him as an example. Just a short while
before, so weak, so timid, that Jesus, looking
into his face with pity, said, Pray that thy
faith faileth not. All those words of pity. And
yet the love in the heart of the master because
he knew how weak in the flesh Peter was. But
after that glorious experience, I want you to
see the new Peter. Oh, it was something, believe
me. And Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted
up his voice and said unto them, Ye men of Judea
and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known
unto you and hearken to my words. For these are
not drunken. as ye suppose seeing it is but the
third hour of the day but this is that which
was spoken by the prophet joel watch the holy
spirit speaking these were not the words of an
ordinary man this was not the mind of an ordinary
man It was the Holy Spirit speaking through the
lips of Peter. The Holy Spirit using the body
of Peter. And as he began to speak, he quoted
from the little book of Joel in the Old Testament.
The same word that I gave you a few minutes ago
from the second chapter of Joel. He repeats it.
And it shall come to pass in the last days. And
he makes it very definite. In the last days.
And you and I are living in the last days of
the times of the Gentiles. Any Bible student,
any great theologian will have to agree these
are the last days. Even if you have no religion,
you'll have to agree something is about to happen.
And in the last days, saith God, I will pour
out of my spirit. upon all flesh. That's exactly
what's happening now. And your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy. Your young men shall
see visions and your old men shall dream dreams.
And all my servants and all my handmaidens, I
will pour out in those days of my spirit. And
they shall prophesy. This is truth. Our young
people are fed up on theory. They want facts.
They want reality. They want truth. And they
are finding it in the Lord Jesus Christ.